The role of the epidermis in the control of scarring: evidence for mechanism of action for silicone gel

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1219-1225

  Tandara, Andrea A ^a,b   Mustoe, Thomas A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BG Trauma Center   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidermal thickness; Hydration; Hypertrophic scar; Silicone

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; SILICONE GEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL METABOLISM; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HYDRATION; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; KERATINOCYTE; MITOSIS RATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN FIBROBLAST; SKIN FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CICATRIX, HYPERTROPHIC; DERMIS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; KERATINOCYTES; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; RABBITS; SILICONE GELS;

EID: 51349122937     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.03.022     Document Type: Article

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